Tech Pioneers & Interviews Videos Hacker News Recommends

interview#42

Jim Simons (full length interview) - Numberphile

Numberphile2

“the full length one is very good. it gives an understanding as to why simons has been so successful.”

11 HN recommenders · 2015–2024

talk#48

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

JoshuaG

“This is no doubt one of the best speech i ever heard.”

13 HN recommenders · 2007–2015

talk#110

Alan Kay - Normal Considered Harmful

powerfuloutlet

“his talk 'Normal Considered Harmful' in particular is worth a look as it pretty much goes straight to the heart of the issue”

10 HN recommenders · 2012–2026

talk#118

Growing a Language, by Guy Steele

Bill Pugh

“This is probably the best talk ever on the general topic”

11 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

talk#120

A Philosophy of Software Design | John Ousterhout | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“This google talk is a condensed version of the (already small - 150 pags IIRC) book. I highly recommend both.”

11 HN recommenders · 2018–2026

talk#122

"Uncle" Bob Martin - "The Future of Programming"

Paul Stringer's Mobile Tech

“It's a fascinating introduction to the evolution of hardware and programming languages.”

10 HN recommenders · 2016–2022

interview#129

VCF East: Ken Thompson interviewed by Brian Kernighan

Vintage Computer Federation

“Also I found these fascinating”

11 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

lecture#138

Hamming, "You and Your Research" (June 6, 1995)

securitylectures

“So much sage advice as compiled over a very long and fruitful career.”

11 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

talk#154

Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git

Google

“This talk by Linus is iconic, if you haven't watched it you should.”

9 HN recommenders · 2007–2023

demo#157

Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festival

TheTedNelson

“a great example of what's not-even-close to possible on today's systems”

7 HN recommenders · 2016–2025

podcast#167

Joe Rogan Experience #1035 - Paul Stamets

PowerfulJRE

“made a nice introduction to the world of funghi- absolutely fascinating”

10 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

interview#195

"Money doesn't interest me" - Ton Roosendaal 2017 Interview

Blender Guru

“I highly encourage to watch the whole interview”

7 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

demo#199

The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)

Marcel

“If you haven't seen it, it's well worth the hour and forty minutes.”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

interview#216

Jim Keller: Moore's Law, Microprocessors, and First Principles | Lex Fridman Podcast #70

Lex Fridman

“I was stunned by Jim's total command of Computer Architecture, and his deep insights about the subject.”

8 HN recommenders · 2020–2023

talk#233

Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)

Kenneth Friedman

“The whole talk is well worth watching”

8 HN recommenders · 2016–2023

talk#246

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

Stanford

“Great speech, very worth watching for those who haven’t seen it.”

9 HN recommenders · 2009–2023

talk#291

Jim Keller: Moore’s Law is Not Dead

UC Berkeley EECS

“It is worth watching Jim Keller's lecture at UC Berkeley literally titled "Moore's law is not dead".”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2025

talk#298

Frank Abagnale | Catch Me If You Can | Talks at Google

Talks at Google

“One of the best google talks I have seen.”

8 HN recommenders · 2018–2023

interview#305

DebConf 14: QA with Linus Torvalds

Adnan Hodzic

“Highly recommend watching Linus's answer ~6 minutes in”

7 HN recommenders · 2014–2021

talk#319

Keynote: Paul Graham, YCombinator

Next Day Video

“It was the talk that brought about the biggest change in the way I think about the world, my ambitions.”

7 HN recommenders · 2012–2023

talk#323

DOUGLAS ADAMS: Parrots, the Universe and Everything

University of California Television (UCTV)

“Watch the whole thing. You will thank me later.”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2025

lecture#341

Richard Feynman Computer Science Lecture - Hardware, Software and Heuristics

Muon Ray

“This actually changed the way I think about it after years of programming.”

8 HN recommenders · 2013–2026

talk#348

Alan Kay, 2015: Power of Simplicity

Kenneth Friedman

“Easily over of the most thought provoking presentations I have seen recently.”

6 HN recommenders · 2015–2025

talk#352

Google Self-Driving Car Project | SXSW Interactive 2016

SXSW

“It's one of the best talks on the subject.”

2 HN recommenders · 2016–2018

interview#375

Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]

Everyday Astronaut

“Watch this walk around Starbase with Elon and Tim Dodd, and you'll get a pretty good sense that he has an engineering brain”

11 HN recommenders · 2021–2024

talk#380

QuakeCon 2012 - John Carmack Keynote

QuakeCon Official

“John Carmack did a pretty fascinating segment about his work on something to this effect”

6 HN recommenders · 2012–2018

podcast#420

Peter Thiel on "The Portal", Episode #001: "An Era of Stagnation & Universal Institutional Failure."

Eric Weinstein

“I recommend that people listen to that episode even if it's not interesting to you.”

8 HN recommenders · 2019–2024

interview#421

HD Feynman: FUN TO IMAGINE complete (with optional Chinese subtitles)

Christopher Sykes

“It's an hour of fun science, and especially accessible for anyone who is curious about physics but doesn't enjoy all the equations.”

4 HN recommenders · 2021–2025

podcast#474

Joscha Bach: Artificial Consciousness and the Nature of Reality | Lex Fridman Podcast #101

Lex Fridman

“If watching this isn't worth anyone's time, I'm not sure what would be.”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2021

interview#489

Joe Armstrong & Alan Kay - Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay

Erlang Solutions

“To get some perspective on both of their perspectives, here's "Joe Armstrong interviews Alan Kay"”

6 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

lecture#495

How to Invent the Future I - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online

“Alan Kay gave a couple lectures at Stanford on "How to Invent the Future" and went over all the stuff that came out of there.”

3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024

interview#497

Steve Jobs Secrets of Life

Silicon Valley Historical Association

“the world is something you can change, not merely participate in.”

6 HN recommenders · 2012–2024

talk#498

OOPSLA Conference: Growing a Language

Computer History Museum

“In case anyone hasn't seen this most excellent talk on this topic, I highly recommend”

6 HN recommenders · 2020–2026

podcast#545

Joe Rogan Experience #1258 - Jack Dorsey, Vijaya Gadde & Tim Pool

PowerfulJRE

“provided a lot of insight into how Twitter thought about moderation. It was a lot more nuanced than I expected.”

6 HN recommenders · 2019–2023

talk#579

Bret Victor - The Humane Representation of Thought

Colin McDonnell

“have had a huge impact on the way I think about software”

4 HN recommenders · 2017–2025

podcast#591

George Hotz: Comma.ai, OpenPilot, and Autonomous Vehicles | Lex Fridman Podcast #31

Lex Fridman

“I strongly recommend Lex Firdman’s recent interview with George Hotz”

7 HN recommenders · 2019–2026

lecture#615

How to Invent the Future II - Stanford CS183F: Startup School

Stanford Online

“I also recommend Alan Kay's video series on "How To Invent The Future".”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

talk#674

Founder School Session: The Future Doesn't Have to Be Incremental

DEMO

“probably the most insightful and though-provoking technology talk I have ever seen”

5 HN recommenders · 2014–2026

talk#679

Introduction to Node.js with Ryan Dahl

InfoQ

“it's not really outdated. It's a short talk, but it talks a little about Node's philosophy and I highly recommend watching it.”

5 HN recommenders · 2011–2018

talk#686

Bitcoin 2012 London: Mike Hearn

Independent POV

“Mike Hearn's talk at Bitcoin 2012 is a great overview of all that”

6 HN recommenders · 2013–2014

talk#694

Alan Kay at OOPSLA 1997 - The computer revolution hasnt happened yet

Jeff Gonis

“I encourage all developers to watch that talk and do some thinking about the current state of our practice”

6 HN recommenders · 2013–2025

interview#697

Steve Jobs, "Computers are like a bicycle for our minds." - Michael Lawrence Films

Michael Lawrence

“Immediately made me think of Steve Jobs and this great clip”

5 HN recommenders · 2010–2025

lecture#730

Admiral Grace Hopper Explains the Nanosecond

funbury

“Admiral Grace Hopper Explains the Nanosecond" is a good illustration of this (segment is only 2m)”

5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025

talk#784

Alan Kay - Programming and Scaling

Colin McDonnell

“This talk is excellent and will cue you in on how to go about thinking about the fact”

4 HN recommenders · 2016–2026

interview#807

Jeff Bezos - Regret Minimization Framework

Micky Thompson

“Hearing Bezos's regret minimization framework was one of the things that helped to make an easier decision”

5 HN recommenders · 2010–2024

interview#838

Avie Tevanian: CMU math whiz goes from Mach to NeXT to Apple Software Chief | Oral History Part 1

Computer History Museum

“Must watch recollection of the history of Mach and NeXT and Apple by Avie Tevanian.”

3 HN recommenders · 2017–2024

talk#842

Complete Apple WWDC | Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions | 1997

TheAppleFanBoy - Apple & Computer Archives

“For those that haven't seen it the whole thing is worth it”

4 HN recommenders · 2018–2025

talk#850

John Carmack's keynote at Quakecon 2013 part 4

Kostiantyn Kostin

“There's an old video [0] where he talks in-depth about his explorations of functional programming.”

5 HN recommenders · 2013–2025